Current Services

Funeral Service will be held at Tower Hill First Presbyterian Church, 255 Harding Rd, Red Bank, NJ 07701 at 10:30 AM on Monday, April 26 2021. For those who will be attending the service, you must register online at :https://event-39178-cf52.pushpayevents.com/ No viewing for Charlie is planned due to COVID. Thompson Memorial Home of Red Bank, NJ has been entrusted with the arrangements.

A Memorial Gathering will be held on Sunday, April 25th from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a service at 4:30 p.m. at Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad St., Red Bank, NJ 07701. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Middletown VFW, 1 Veteran’s Lane, Port Monmouth 07758.

Visitation will be Wednesday April 21, 2021 from 9-10:30 am at Thompson Memorial Home 310 Broad St Red Bank, NJ. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St James Church, 112 Broad St, Red Bank. At 11am, with Rite of Christian Burial to follow at Mt Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. In lieu of flowers please make donations to causes that were dear to Patricia such as St Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Wounded Warriors, or Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, April 22, at the Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven.  Interment to follow at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown.  Due to Covid-19 restrictions, only family and close friends have been invited to attend the services.  There will be a livestream of the mass at  10:30am  at www.nativitychurchnj.org.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made in her memory to the Upper Room Spiritual Center, 3455 W. Bangs Avenue, Building #2, Neptune, NJ 07753, The Upper Room is a spiritual and educational center rooted in a contemplative and holistic approach that supports and nourishes the spiritual growth of laity, religious, and clergy.  Sponsored by the Diocese of Trenton, the Upper Room serves women and men within and outside the diocese through on-site and outreach programs. Thompson Memorial Home of Red Bank, NJ has been entrusted with the arrangements.

A memorial service is being planned at Cedar Crest for late May. More details will be released at a later date.

Donations may be made to Church World Services, P.O.B. 968, Elkhart IN 46515 or to the Foundation for Morristown Hospital Center, 475 South St., First Floor, Morristown, NJ 07960.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, July 19th, beginning promptly at 9:45 am, at Holy Cross Church, 30 Ward Ave, Rumson  NJ  07760.  Parking in Church lot for Mass & Reception.   "Remembrance" read from altar 10-:10:45 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial. (walk next door to tennis club)

Donations in his name are suggested to the Sisters of Mercy of NJ, Red Bank Catholic H.S. and the SLTCC Landmark Preservation Friends. For those who wish to attend the reception virtually, a link will be available as soon as possible. Thompson Memorial Home is entrusted with the arrangements.

A graveside service will be held outside at Woodbine Cemetery & Mausoleum in Oceanport, NJ on June 5^th at 10:30am. She will be lovingly laid to rest next to her husband Daniel Acker. Thompson Memorial Home of Red Bank, NJ has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Visitation will be held at Thompson Memorial Home in Red Bank on Sunday April 11, 2021, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.  Face coverings must be worn by all visitors before entering the funeral home and visitors are also asked to observe social distancing.  Visitors are asked to greet the family and then exit the funeral home so that others may also visit due to the limited, allowable capacity.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday April 12, 2021, at St. James RC Church in Red Bank at 10:00 a.m.

Visitation will be Wednesday, April 7^th at Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad St, Red Bank, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. In keeping with the current state mandates regarding COVID-19, face coverings must be worn by all visitors before entering the funeral home and visitors are also asked to observe social distancing.  Visitors are asked to greet the family and then exit the funeral home so that others may also visit due to the limited, allowable capacity.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, April 8^th at 10:30 am at St. Michael’s Church, West End, NJ.

Interment will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in West Long Branch.

Donations in lieu of flowers to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital would be very much appreciated.

A private family service will be held followed by internment at the Hamilton Cemetery in Neptune. The family intends to hold a celebration of life when it is safe for family and friends to gather together.

Starting on Memorial Day, Dr. Blades’ beloved garden plot at the Fair Haven Community Garden will be maintained in his honor, marked by a mint and cream colored bird house to mark its location. Friends are invited to stop by and leave a note in his memory.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent or delivered to the Fair Haven Public Library, 748 River Road, Fair Haven, NJ 07704 for continuation of their community library initiatives.